10 February 2010

Jeanne Demessieux plays J.S.Bach - Decca 1950 & 1953

Decca LXT 2578    St. Mark's Church, Mayfair, London. Recorded: 19 October 1950. Matrix: ARL599 -3A 1951 pressing
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565        http://www.mediafire.com/?z7pgtkfmw3tsij9
Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV532        http://www.mediafire.com/?jz9bngfgdce9bh6

Decca LW 5095  (10")  Victoria Hall, Geneva. September 1953. Matrices: TRL 299 -2B / TRL 300 -1B 1955 pressing
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565         http://www.mediafire.com/?syz1mn4h3p6u3cw
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542        http://www.mediafire.com/?o6moyo9a5902k69
Decca 'Eclipse' ECS 528   1969 'reprocessed stereo' of the LW 5095 titles. Matrix: EAL 9001 -2K
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565        http://www.mediafire.com/?gc8mc8p2h24j8jb 
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV542         http://www.mediafire.com/?1vrtzgnag3a0il6

Decca  ACL 242  (LXT 2915 reissued)  Victoria Hall, Geneva. September 1953. Matrices: ARL 1922 - 1Nr / ARL 1923 -1Nr

Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV564      http://www.mediafire.com/?2lywjn3widi1b2i
Chorale-Prelude: "Wenn wir in Hochsten Noten sein", BWV641         http://www.mediafire.com/?uukogq22t6pjw22
Chorale-Prelude: "Jesus Christus, unser Heiland", BWV688      http://www.mediafire.com/?25g23rd0m9a10d9
Chorale-Prelude: "Nunn komm' der Heiden Heiland", BWV599          http://www.mediafire.com/?zbf3ac51v47ga54
Fugue in G major (a la gigue), BWV577      http://www.mediafire.com/?nh03a0rsdr3a1to
Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV543       http://www.mediafire.com/?0a89cszq62y59tf

LW 5095 duplicated with 'Eclipse' reissue ( BWV542 was rather 'buzzy' with a trace of surface crackle). ACL 242 (c.1960 transfer) chosen instead of LXT 2915 due to a dramatic improvement in the sonics. LXT 2578 / LW 5095 dubbed using RIAA '78' characteristic + ~2dB treble lift.
MONO WAV  files    RE-EDITED 2011 from the edited WAV's       LW - ACL - ECS sleeves >>>

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